Red Dwarf X Premiere Nets Third Biggest Audience For UKTV Ever

Only two episodes of Red Dwarf “Back To Earth” did better

According to overnight figures an average of 1.43 million viewers tuned in to see the premiere episode of Red Dwarf X on Dave.

That makes it the third most watched programme ever shown on UKTV – of which Dave is one of the channels – after Red Dwarf “Back To Earth” episodes one (2.6 million) and two (1.7 million) in 2009. Episode three of “Back To Earth” only managed 1.33 million.